Archive to TAR Converter

Conversion Settings

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Please select the archive file to convert to TAR

Supports ZIP, 7Z, RAR, TAR.GZ and more

Instructions:

Supported Input Formats:

  • ZIP : Common Archive Formats
  • 7Z : 7-Zip Archive Format
  • RAR : WinRAR Archive Format
  • TAR / TAR.GZ / TAR.BZ2 / TAR.XZ : Unix/Linux Archive Format
  • GZ / BZ2 / XZ : Single-File Compression Format

Output Format Description:

  • TAR : Archive only, no compression; ideal for quick packaging
  • TAR.GZ (Gzip) : Most common format; fast compression and good compatibility
  • TAR.BZ2 (Bzip2) : Higher compression than Gzip but slower
  • TAR.XZ (XZ) : Highest compression ratio but slowest compression/decompression

Compression Level Description:

  • 1-3 : Low compression, fast speed
  • 5Standard compression, balancing speed and compression ratio
  • 7-9High compression, smaller files but slower speed

Features of TAR format:

  • Native support on Unix/Linux systems
  • Preserves file permissions and symbolic links
  • Common distribution format for open-source software
  • Supports different compression algorithms

Use cases:

  • Transferring files between Linux/macOS systems
  • Distributing open-source software source code
  • Backups that require preserving file permissions

Note:Converting large compressed files may take some time, please be patient.